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About
Rhea Malhotra is co-founder and CTO of Kita. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Science from Stanford and was accepted to pursue a PhD in Computer Vision and Robotics at Princeton. She has authored peer-reviewed papers and worked on vaccine development research at Pfizer.
CTO at KitaYC W26
Intro paths
Rhea went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Kita's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Rhea can intro founders to Kita's investors below.
Kita's investors · 13
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rhea Malhotra?
- Rhea Malhotra is co-founder and CTO of Kita. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Science from Stanford and was accepted to pursue a PhD in Computer Vision and Robotics at Princeton. She has authored peer-reviewed papers and worked on vaccine development research at Pfizer.
- Where does Rhea Malhotra work?
- Rhea Malhotra is CTO of Kita.
- What companies did Rhea Malhotra found?
- Rhea Malhotra founded Kita.
- What companies has Rhea Malhotra invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Pax Historia.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Stanford University mafia2,290
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Hinge Health mafia3
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Moravian Academy mafia3
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